Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn

Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (3 July 1945-29 April 2018) was the Labour MP for Glasgow Northeast from 3 May 1979 to 22 June 2009, succeeding Richard Buchanan and preceding Willie Bain. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 23 October 2000 to 21 June 2009, succeeding Betty Boothroyd and preceding John Bercow.

Biography
Michael Martin was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1945, and he worked as a sheet-metal worker before becoming a Labour councillor of the Glasgow Corporation in 1973, representing Firfield ward. In 1974, he was elected to the Glasgow District Council, and he worked as a union organizer for the National Union of Public Employees from 1976 to 1979. Martin was elected to Parliament in 1979 as the Labour MP for Glasgow Northeast, and he was a member of the party's right-wing, opposing abortion and homosexuality. He was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000, serving during Tony Blair's premiership, but he was forced to resign in 2009 due to his role in the expenses scandal. Martin was made a Lord Temporal of the House of Lords, and he died in 2018.